cannot start R from emacs

[Rodney Sparapani]

>
> Hi,
> I have read the messages on the same subject in the ess-help archives
> from March of 2004 and I have made the suggested changes, yet the
> problem is still there.
>
> I am running Mac OS X 10.3.3,  GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1, ESS-5.1.21 (with
> ess-site.el that worked on my linux box)
> relevant lines from my .emacs.el file
>
> (load "/usr/local/lib/lisp/ess-5.1.21/ess-site")
> (setq-default inferior-R-program-name "/usr/local/bin/R --save")
>
> when executing M-x R, R does not start, but in the *R* buffer I get a
> message
>
> Can't exec program: /usr/local/bin/R --save
> Process R exited abnormally with code 1 at Fri Apr 16 15:58:21 2004
>
> without --save option, R also does not start and the message reads
>
> Fatal error: you must specify `--save', `--no-save' or `--vanilla'
> Process R exited abnormally with code 2 at Fri Apr 16 15:57:46 2004
>
> I also tried to use --vanilla instead of --save, with the same result.
>
> I can run start R from emacs' shell, executing R --save or R --vanilla,
> but I don't see the prompt sign '>' and only when entering a command
> the result has the prompt, but the line where the cursor is, has no '>'
> sing.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions
> Thanks,
> pawel
>

Pawel:

It seems to be working with 5.2.0beta so try that.

Rodney